Blue Jays 2, Rays 1: Moises Sierra homered and threw out pinch-runner Elliot Johnson at home plate for the final out for host Toronto.

Tigers 7, White Sox 4: Delmon Young hit a tiebreaking, three-run double in the seventh inning as host Detroit pulled within two of Chicago in the AL Central.

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AL's Best: Rangers 5, Indians 3

Adrian Beltre had four hits and scored twice to help visiting Texas hand reeling Cleveland its sixth straight loss. Beltre had three of his hits off Ubaldo Jimenez (9-14) as the Rangers rolled to their 10th win in 13 games.

Ryan Dempster (4-1) gave up two hits and one unearned run in six innings. Joe Nathan got the final two outs for his 26th straight save.

Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz was ejected for slamming his bat on the plate in the seventh after his third strikeout.

NL's Best: Nationals 10, Cardinals 0

Gio Gonzalez earned his 17th win with his first career shutout, and host Washington handed Adam Wainwright his shortest start this season.

Adam LaRoche, Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman each drove in two runs, and the Nationals sent 10 batters to the plate during a four-run third inning against Wainwright (13-11), who entered 5-0 in August.

Perfect through three innings, Gonzalez (17-7) held St. Louis hitless through four innings. He struck out eight in his third career complete game.

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Astros deal Francisco: Houston traded OF Ben Francisco to the Tampa Bay Rays for a player to be named. The 30-year-old Francisco came to the Astros in a trade with Toronto on July 20 and hit .247 with two homers in 31 games.

Brewers honor Uecker: A 7-foot bronze statue of popular Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker was dedicated outside Miller Park. Uecker, who starred on ABC's "Mr. Belvedere" from 1985-90, joined Hall of Famers Hank Aaron, Robin Yount and commissioner Bud Selig as the fourth person to have a statue outside the main gates. A career .200 hitter during six seasons as a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, Uecker has been the team's radio broadcaster since 1971.

Briefly: The Detroit Tigers traded OF Jeff Baker to the Atlanta Braves. ... The Little League World Series team from Petaluma, Calif., joined the Oakland A's for stretching and catch before the series with Boston.